*For the first time in franchise history, the Penguins finished the NHL with the top shorthanded unit in the league (86.1%).

*Crosby is not expected to be cleared to play in the first round but Tampa Bay doesn’t believe that. Here’s what Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher told the St. Pete Times, “To me, he’s playing period. If he’s not….we can’t say if he’s not, they don’t have a great team. They’v been winning without those guys.”

“They’re a great team and with him, they’re an amazing team. So we’re playing against a great or amazing team, so we have to be at our best.”